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Open the Fold 8 like a book to reveal a beautiful 7.6in OLED display, which is crisp
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The tablet screen’s 4:3 ratio matches that of Apple’s iPads or Microsoft’s Surfaces, which makes it a better fit for video with smaller black bars top and bottom when held in landscape compared to squarer foldables.
Key facts
- The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 costs from £1,699 (€1,999/ $1,899.99 / A$2,699 )
- The Fold 8 has the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip and memory as Samsung’s top S26 Ultra and performs similarly, making it one of the fastest Android phones available with plenty of power
- For comparison, the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra costs £1,899, the S26 Ultra costs £1,279, the Honor Magic V6 costs £1,999.99 and the Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold costs £1,299
- Connectivity: 5G, dual sim, e-sim, USB-C, wifi 7, NFC, Bluetooth 6, UWB, GNSS
Summary
S amsung’s latest folding phone breaks the mould with a squat, passport-like shape reminiscent of the Blackberry, which opens up to become a tablet similar to an iPad mini. The Galaxy Z Fold 8 is an entirely new variant in Samsung’s foldable family for this year launched alongside the Z Fold 8 Ultra with a more familiar candy bar shape. While Samsung’s first folding phone adopted a candy bar shape that opened up like a book to a square tablet, others began with more squat and wide forms including the original Google Pixel Fold and Microsoft Surface Duo. The Fold 8 is 9.7mm thick when closed, which is about the same as a regular phone in a case, but its short and wide design looks more like a mini tablet or notepad in your hand. Photos, apps, games and websites look and work great on the crisp and super-bright outside screen.